Archive for January, 2011

Ethnic diversity reflected in merger

Monday, January 31st, 2011

KANSAS CITY (BP) – Mount Washington Baptist Church’s heyday was yesteryear. The decline of what was once one of the largest churches in the Kansas City area began in the…

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Eight is enough to get baptized

Saturday, January 29th, 2011

OAK GROVE—Any baptism is a joyous event, so imagine the feeling at First Baptist Church here on Nov. 21. On that morning, Pastor Randy Messer stood in the water surrounded…

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Pathway associate editor pens novel

Friday, January 28th, 2011

JEFFERSON CITY—Holy synergy happens when flawed creative types feel free to work out their own salvation within the structure of community. Martin Luther had conversations with students and colleagues who…

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Keep your eyes on the prize . . . and off the platform

Wednesday, January 26th, 2011

Sunday after Sunday, we tend to do the same thing, don’t we? Monday morning we know another Sunday’s coming and we must prepare, and using the same model is the…

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